Protesters rally in Manhattan to demand an end to Trump administration cuts in science, research, education, and other fields on April 8, 2025.Spencer Platt/Getty
Last week, a small group of protesters gathered on the steps of the flagship New York Public Library in Manhattan’s Bryant Park to “Kill the Cuts”—and stand against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on science.
That crackdown, as my colleagues and I have previously reported, has been severe. In less than four months in office, the Trump administration has removed all mention of “DEI,” or diversity, equity, and inclusion, from federal websites; fired hundreds of federal workers at agencies that support research, like the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation; and limited support for universities’…